1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to the Department of Highway Safety and |
3 | Motor Vehicles; amending s. 316.066, F.S.; decreasing the |
4 | fee for a copy of a crash report provided by a certified |
5 | traffic records center; amending s. 318.15, F.S.; |
6 | decreasing the amount and revising the disposition of a |
7 | service charge for reinstatement of a suspended driver's |
8 | license; amending s. 319.23, F.S.; decreasing the fee for |
9 | failure to file an application for a certificate of title |
10 | for a motor vehicle or motor home; amending s. 319.32, |
11 | F.S.; decreasing fees for certain certificates of title; |
12 | removing a fee for shipping and handling paper titles; |
13 | amending ss. 319.323 and 319.324, F.S.; decreasing and |
14 | revising the disposition of fees relating to expedited |
15 | service on title transfers, title issuances, duplicate |
16 | titles, recordation of liens, and certificates of |
17 | repossession; amending s. 320.03, F.S.; decreasing the |
18 | amount and revising the disposition of a fee for the |
19 | registration of a motor vehicle; amending s. 320.04, F.S.; |
20 | decreasing a service charge on applications for an |
21 | original or duplicate issuance or the transfer of any |
22 | license plate, mobile home sticker, or validation sticker |
23 | or for transfer or duplicate issuance of any registration |
24 | certificate; decreasing a service charge for a license |
25 | plate validation sticker, vessel decal, or mobile home |
26 | sticker issued from an automated vending facility or |
27 | printer dispenser machine; revising disposition of the |
28 | proceeds from the service charges; amending s. 320.06, |
29 | F.S.; decreasing the fee for a replacement registration |
30 | license plate; decreasing a fee for motor vehicle |
31 | registration; revising disposition of the fees collected; |
32 | amending s. 320.0607, F.S.; decreasing a fee for issuance |
33 | of replacement license plates, validation decals, and |
34 | mobile home stickers; decreasing a fee for issuance of an |
35 | original license plate; amending s. 320.072, F.S.; |
36 | decreasing a fee imposed on the initial registration |
37 | application for certain vehicles; revising disposition of |
38 | the proceeds from the fees; amending s. 320.08, F.S.; |
39 | decreasing the annual license taxes for the operation of |
40 | certain vehicles; revising the disposition of those taxes; |
41 | amending s. 320.0801, F.S.; decreasing and revising the |
42 | disposition of surcharges on certain vehicles; amending |
43 | ss. 320.0804 and 320.08046, F.S.; decreasing and revising |
44 | the disposition of surcharges on specified vehicle license |
45 | taxes; amending s. 320.08048, F.S.; decreasing the fee for |
46 | sample license plates; amending ss. 320.0805 and |
47 | 320.08056, F.S.; decreasing processing fees for |
48 | personalized prestige and specialty license plates; |
49 | amending s. 320.642, F.S.; removing a fee and a service |
50 | charge for publication and delivery of a notice given by |
51 | certain licensed dealers; amending s. 321.23, F.S.; |
52 | decreasing the fee for a copy of a crash report from the |
53 | department; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; decreasing the fee |
54 | for certain driver license examinations; amending s. |
55 | 322.135, F.S.; decreasing a fee charged for certain driver |
56 | license services; amending s. 322.20, F.S.; decreasing |
57 | fees for obtaining certain records from the Division of |
58 | Driver Licenses; amending s. 322.21, F.S.; decreasing and |
59 | revising the disposition of certain driver license fees; |
60 | removing fees for persons requesting a review or a |
61 | hearing; decreasing certain application fees for |
62 | reinstatement of a suspended or revoked driver license or |
63 | reinstatement of a commercial driver license following |
64 | disqualification of the person's privilege to operate a |
65 | commercial motor vehicle; amending s. 322.2715, F.S.; |
66 | removing a requirement that installers of ignition |
67 | interlock devices collect certain fees; amending s. |
68 | 322.29, F.S.; decreasing the fees for the return of a |
69 | suspended license; revising distribution of the fees |
70 | collected; amending s. 322.293, F.S.; revising assessments |
71 | for enrollees in DUI programs; providing an effective |
72 | date. |
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74 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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76 | Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section |
77 | 316.066, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
78 | 316.066 Written reports of crashes.-- |
79 | (4) |
80 | (c) Fees for copies of public records provided by a |
81 | certified traffic records center shall be charged and collected |
82 | as follows: |
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84 | For a crash report $2 $10 per copy. |
85 | For a homicide report $25 per copy. |
86 | For a uniform traffic citation $0.50 per copy. |
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88 | The fees collected for copies of the public records provided by |
89 | a certified traffic records center shall be used to fund the |
90 | center or otherwise as designated by the county or counties |
91 | participating in the center. |
92 | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 318.15, Florida |
93 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
94 | 318.15 Failure to comply with civil penalty or to appear; |
95 | penalty.-- |
96 | (2) After the suspension of a person's driver's license |
97 | and privilege to drive under subsection (1), the license and |
98 | privilege may not be reinstated until the person complies with |
99 | all obligations and penalties imposed under s. 318.18 and |
100 | presents to a driver license office a certificate of compliance |
101 | issued by the court, together with a nonrefundable service |
102 | charge of $47.50 $60 imposed under s. 322.29, or presents a |
103 | certificate of compliance and pays the service charge to the |
104 | clerk of the court or a driver licensing agent authorized under |
105 | s. 322.135 clearing such suspension. Of the charge collected, |
106 | $10 $22.50 shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue to be |
107 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. Such |
108 | person must also be in compliance with requirements of chapter |
109 | 322 before reinstatement. |
110 | Section 3. Subsection (6) of section 319.23, Florida |
111 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
112 | 319.23 Application for, and issuance of, certificate of |
113 | title.-- |
114 | (6) In the case of the sale of a motor vehicle or mobile |
115 | home by a licensed dealer to a general purchaser, the |
116 | certificate of title must be obtained in the name of the |
117 | purchaser by the dealer upon application signed by the |
118 | purchaser, and in each other case such certificate must be |
119 | obtained by the purchaser. In each case of transfer of a motor |
120 | vehicle or mobile home, the application for certificate of |
121 | title, or corrected certificate, or assignment or reassignment, |
122 | must be filed within 30 days from the delivery of the motor |
123 | vehicle or mobile home to the purchaser. An applicant must pay a |
124 | fee of $10 $20, in addition to all other fees and penalties |
125 | required by law, for failing to file such application within the |
126 | specified time. If a licensed dealer acquires a motor vehicle or |
127 | mobile home as a trade-in, the dealer must file with the |
128 | department, within 30 days, a notice of sale signed by the |
129 | seller. The department shall update its database for that title |
130 | record to indicate "sold." A licensed dealer need not apply for |
131 | a certificate of title for any motor vehicle or mobile home in |
132 | stock acquired for stock purposes except as provided in s. |
133 | 319.225. |
134 | Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 319.32, Florida |
135 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
136 | 319.32 Fees; service charges; disposition.-- |
137 | (1) The department shall charge a fee of $24 $70 for each |
138 | original certificate of title, except for a certificate of title |
139 | for a motor vehicle for hire registered under s. 320.08(6) for |
140 | which the title fee shall be $3 $49; $24 $70 for each duplicate |
141 | copy of a certificate of title, except for a certificate of |
142 | title for a motor vehicle for hire registered under s. 320.08(6) |
143 | for which the title fee shall be $3 $49; $2 for each salvage |
144 | certificate of title; and $3 for each assignment by a |
145 | lienholder. The department shall also charge a fee of $2 for |
146 | noting a lien on a title certificate, which fee includes the |
147 | services for the subsequent issuance of a corrected certificate |
148 | or cancellation of lien when that lien is satisfied. If an |
149 | application for a certificate of title is for a vehicle that is |
150 | required by s. 319.14(1)(b) to have a physical examination, the |
151 | department shall charge an additional fee of $40 for the initial |
152 | examination and $20 for each subsequent examination. The initial |
153 | examination fee shall be deposited into the General Revenue |
154 | Fund, and each subsequent examination fee shall be deposited |
155 | into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The physical |
156 | examination of the vehicle includes, but is not limited to, |
157 | verification of the vehicle identification number and |
158 | verification of the bill of sale or title for major components. |
159 | In addition to all other fees charged, a sum of $1 shall be paid |
160 | for the issuance of an original or duplicate certificate of |
161 | title to cover the cost of materials used for security purposes. |
162 | A service fee of $2.50, to be deposited into the Highway Safety |
163 | Operating Trust Fund, shall be charged for shipping and handling |
164 | for each paper title mailed by the department. |
165 | Section 5. Section 319.323, Florida Statutes, is amended |
166 | to read: |
167 | 319.323 Expedited service; applications; fees.--The |
168 | department shall establish a separate title office which may be |
169 | used by private citizens and licensed motor vehicle dealers to |
170 | receive expedited service on title transfers, title issuances, |
171 | duplicate titles, and recordation of liens, and certificates of |
172 | repossession. A fee of $7 $10 shall be charged for this service, |
173 | which fee is in addition to the fees imposed by s. 319.32. The |
174 | fee, after deducting the amount referenced by s. 319.324 and |
175 | $3.50 to be retained by the processing agency, shall be |
176 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Application for |
177 | expedited service may be made by mail or in person. The |
178 | department shall issue each title applied for under this section |
179 | within 5 working days after receipt of the application except |
180 | for an application for a duplicate title certificate covered by |
181 | s. 319.23(4), in which case the title must be issued within 5 |
182 | working days after compliance with the department's verification |
183 | requirements. |
184 | Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 319.324, Florida |
185 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
186 | 319.324 Odometer fraud prevention and detection; |
187 | funding.-- |
188 | (1) Moneys received by the department pursuant to s. |
189 | 319.32(1) in the amount of $1 for each original certificate of |
190 | title, each duplicate copy of a certificate of title, and each |
191 | assignment by a lienholder shall be deposited into the Highway |
192 | Safety Operating Trust Fund. There shall also be deposited into |
193 | the fund moneys received by the department pursuant to s. |
194 | 319.323 in the amount of $2 $5 for each expedited service |
195 | performed by the department for which a fee is assessed. |
196 | Section 7. Subsection (5) of section 320.03, Florida |
197 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
198 | 320.03 Registration; duties of tax collectors; |
199 | International Registration Plan.-- |
200 | (5) A fee of 50 cents $1.25 shall be charged, in addition |
201 | to the fees required under s. 320.08, on every license |
202 | registration sold to cover the costs of the Florida Real Time |
203 | Vehicle Information System. The fees collected shall be |
204 | distributed as follows: 25 75 cents into the Highway Safety |
205 | Operating Trust Fund, which shall be used to fund the Florida |
206 | Real Time Vehicle Information system and may be used to fund the |
207 | general operations of the department, and 25 50 cents into the |
208 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to be used exclusively to |
209 | fund the system. The only use of this latter portion of the fee |
210 | is to fund the system equipment, software, personnel associated |
211 | with the maintenance and programming of the system, and networks |
212 | used in the offices of the county tax collectors as agents of |
213 | the department and the ancillary technology necessary to |
214 | integrate the system with other tax collection systems. The |
215 | department shall administer this program upon consultation with |
216 | the Florida Tax Collectors, Inc., to ensure that each county tax |
217 | collector's office is technologically equipped and functional |
218 | for the operation of the Florida Real Time Vehicle Information |
219 | System. Any of the designated revenue collected to support |
220 | functions of the county tax collectors and not used in a given |
221 | year must remain exclusively in the trust fund as a carryover to |
222 | the following year. |
223 | Section 8. Subsection (1) of section 320.04, Florida |
224 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
225 | 320.04 Registration service charge.-- |
226 | (1)(a) There shall be a service charge of $2.50 $5 for |
227 | each application which is handled in connection with original |
228 | issuance, duplicate issuance, or transfer of any license plate, |
229 | mobile home sticker, or validation sticker or with transfer or |
230 | duplicate issuance of any registration certificate. The amounts |
231 | collected under this paragraph Of that amount, $2.50 shall be |
232 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund, and the remainder shall |
233 | be retained by the department or by the tax collector, as the |
234 | case may be, as other fees accruing to those offices. |
235 | (b) There shall also be a service charge of $1 $3 for the |
236 | issuance of each license plate validation sticker, vessel decal, |
237 | and mobile home sticker issued from an automated vending |
238 | facility or printer dispenser machine, which is payable to and |
239 | retained by the department. Of that amount, $1 shall be used to |
240 | provide for automated vending facilities or printer dispenser |
241 | machines used to dispense such stickers and decals by each tax |
242 | collector's or license tag agent's employee. The remaining $2 |
243 | shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
244 | (c) The tax collector may impose an additional service |
245 | charge of not more than 50 cents on any transaction specified in |
246 | paragraph (a) or paragraph (b), or on any transaction specified |
247 | in s. 319.32(2)(a) or s. 328.48 if such transaction occurs at |
248 | any tax collector's branch office. |
249 | Section 9. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph |
250 | (b) of subsection (3) of section 320.06, Florida Statutes, are |
251 | amended to read: |
252 | 320.06 Registration certificates, license plates, and |
253 | validation stickers generally.-- |
254 | (1) |
255 | (b) Registration license plates bearing a graphic symbol |
256 | and the alphanumeric system of identification shall be issued |
257 | for a 10-year period. At the end of that 10-year period, upon |
258 | renewal, the plate shall be replaced. The department shall |
259 | extend the scheduled license plate replacement date from a 6- |
260 | year period to a 10-year period. The fee for such replacement is |
261 | $12 $28, $1.20 $2.80 of which shall be paid each year before the |
262 | plate is replaced, to be credited towards the next $12 $28 |
263 | replacement fee. The fees shall be deposited into the Highway |
264 | Safety Operating Trust Fund. A credit or refund may not be given |
265 | for any prior years' payments of such prorated replacement fee |
266 | if the plate is replaced or surrendered before the end of the |
267 | 10-year period, except that a credit may be given if a |
268 | registrant is required by the department to replace a license |
269 | plate under s. 320.08056(8)(a). With each license plate, a |
270 | validation sticker shall be issued showing the owner's birth |
271 | month, license plate number, and the year of expiration or the |
272 | appropriate renewal period if the owner is not a natural person. |
273 | The validation sticker shall be placed on the upper right corner |
274 | of the license plate. Such license plate and validation sticker |
275 | shall be issued based on the applicant's appropriate renewal |
276 | period. The registration period is 12 months, the extended |
277 | registration period is 24 months, and all expirations occur |
278 | based on the applicant's appropriate registration period. A |
279 | vehicle with an apportioned registration shall be issued an |
280 | annual license plate and a cab card that denote the declared |
281 | gross vehicle weight for each apportioned jurisdiction in which |
282 | the vehicle is authorized to operate. |
283 | (3) |
284 | (b) An additional fee of 50 cents $1.50 shall be collected |
285 | on each motor vehicle registration or motor vehicle renewal |
286 | registration issued in this state in order for all license |
287 | plates and validation stickers to be fully treated with |
288 | retroreflection material. The fee collected under this paragraph |
289 | Of that amount, $1 shall be deposited into the General Revenue |
290 | Fund and 50 cents shall be deposited into the Highway Safety |
291 | Operating Trust Fund. |
292 | Section 10. Subsections (3) and (5) of section 320.0607, |
293 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
294 | 320.0607 Replacement license plates, validation decal, or |
295 | mobile home sticker.-- |
296 | (3) Except as provided in subsection (2), upon filing of |
297 | an application accompanied by a fee of $10 $28 plus applicable |
298 | service charges, the department shall issue a replacement plate, |
299 | sticker, or decal, as applicable, if it is satisfied that the |
300 | information reported in the application is true. The replacement |
301 | fee shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
302 | Fund. |
303 | (5) Upon the issuance of an original license plate, the |
304 | applicant shall pay a fee of $10 $28 to be deposited in the |
305 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
306 | Section 11. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 320.072, |
307 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
308 | 320.072 Additional fee imposed on certain motor vehicle |
309 | registration transactions.-- |
310 | (1) A fee of $100 $225 is imposed upon the initial |
311 | application for registration pursuant to s. 320.06 of every |
312 | motor vehicle classified in s. 320.08(2), (3), and (9)(c) and |
313 | (d). |
314 | (4) A tax collector or other authorized agent of the |
315 | department shall promptly remit 44.5 percent of all moneys |
316 | collected pursuant to this section, less any refunds granted |
317 | pursuant to subsection (3), to the department to be deposited |
318 | into the State Transportation Trust Fund. The remaining 55.5 |
319 | percent shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
320 | Section 12. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection |
321 | (1), subsections (2) through (9), and subsections (12) through |
322 | (15) of section 320.08, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
323 | 320.08 License taxes.--Except as otherwise provided |
324 | herein, there are hereby levied and imposed annual license taxes |
325 | for the operation of motor vehicles, mopeds, motorized bicycles |
326 | as defined in s. 316.003(2), and mobile homes, as defined in s. |
327 | 320.01, which shall be paid to and collected by the department |
328 | or its agent upon the registration or renewal of registration of |
329 | the following: |
330 | (1) MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS.-- |
331 | (a) Any motorcycle: $10 $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall |
332 | be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
333 | (b) Any moped: $5 $6.75 flat, of which $1.75 shall be |
334 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
335 | (d) An ancient or antique motorcycle: $10 $13.50 flat, of |
336 | which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
337 | (2) AUTOMOBILES FOR PRIVATE USE.-- |
338 | (a) An ancient or antique automobile, as defined in s. |
339 | 320.086, or a street rod, as defined in s. 320.0863: $7.50 |
340 | $10.25 flat, of which $2.75 shall be deposited into the General |
341 | Revenue Fund. |
342 | (b) Net weight of less than 2,500 pounds: $14.50 $19.50 |
343 | flat, of which $5 shall be deposited into the General Revenue |
344 | Fund. |
345 | (c) Net weight of 2,500 pounds or more, but less than |
346 | 3,500 pounds: $22.50 $30.50 flat, of which $8 shall be deposited |
347 | into the General Revenue Fund. |
348 | (d) Net weight of 3,500 pounds or more: $32.50 $44 flat, |
349 | of which $11.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue |
350 | Fund. |
351 | (3) TRUCKS.-- |
352 | (a) Net weight of less than 2,000 pounds: $14.50 $19.50 |
353 | flat, of which $5 shall be deposited into the General Revenue |
354 | Fund. |
355 | (b) Net weight of 2,000 pounds or more, but not more than |
356 | 3,000 pounds: $22.50 $30.50 flat, of which $8 shall be deposited |
357 | into the General Revenue Fund. |
358 | (c) Net weight more than 3,000 pounds, but not more than |
359 | 5,000 pounds: $32.50 $44 flat, of which $11.50 shall be |
360 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
361 | (d) A truck defined as a "goat," or any other vehicle if |
362 | used in the field by a farmer or in the woods for the purpose of |
363 | harvesting a crop, including naval stores, during such |
364 | harvesting operations, and which is not principally operated |
365 | upon the roads of the state: $7.50 $10.25 flat, of which $2.75 |
366 | shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. A "goat" is a |
367 | motor vehicle designed, constructed, and used principally for |
368 | the transportation of citrus fruit within citrus groves or for |
369 | the transportation of crops on farms, and which can also be used |
370 | for the hauling of associated equipment or supplies, including |
371 | required sanitary equipment, and the towing of farm trailers. |
372 | (e) An ancient or antique truck, as defined in s. 320.086: |
373 | $7.50 $10.25 flat, of which $2.75 shall be deposited into the |
374 | General Revenue Fund. |
375 | (4) HEAVY TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTORS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS |
376 | VEHICLE WEIGHT.-- |
377 | (a) Gross vehicle weight of 5,001 pounds or more, but less |
378 | than 6,000 pounds: $45 $60.75 flat, of which $15.75 shall be |
379 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
380 | (b) Gross vehicle weight of 6,000 pounds or more, but less |
381 | than 8,000 pounds: $65 $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall be |
382 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
383 | (c) Gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or more, but less |
384 | than 10,000 pounds: $76 $103 flat, of which $27 shall be |
385 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
386 | (d) Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but |
387 | less than 15,000 pounds: $87 $118 flat, of which $31 shall be |
388 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
389 | (e) Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but |
390 | less than 20,000 pounds: $131 $177 flat, of which $46 shall be |
391 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
392 | (f) Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but |
393 | less than 26,001 pounds: $186 $251 flat, of which $65 shall be |
394 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
395 | (g) Gross vehicle weight of 26,001 pounds or more, but |
396 | less than 35,000: $240 $324 flat, of which $84 shall be |
397 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
398 | (h) Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but |
399 | less than 44,000 pounds: $300 $405 flat, of which $105 shall be |
400 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
401 | (i) Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but |
402 | less than 55,000 pounds: $572 $773 flat, of which $201 shall be |
403 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
404 | (j) Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but |
405 | less than 62,000 pounds: $678 $916 flat, of which $238 shall be |
406 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
407 | (k) Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but |
408 | less than 72,000 pounds: $800 $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall |
409 | be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
410 | (l) Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $979 |
411 | $1,322 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General |
412 | Revenue Fund. |
413 | (m) Notwithstanding the declared gross vehicle weight, a |
414 | truck tractor used within a 150-mile radius of its home address |
415 | is eligible for a license plate for a fee of $240 $324 flat if: |
416 | 1. The truck tractor is used exclusively for hauling |
417 | forestry products; or |
418 | 2. The truck tractor is used primarily for the hauling of |
419 | forestry products, and is also used for the hauling of |
420 | associated forestry harvesting equipment used by the owner of |
421 | the truck tractor. |
422 |
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423 | Of the fee imposed by this paragraph, $84 shall be deposited |
424 | into the General Revenue Fund. |
425 | (n)1. A truck tractor or heavy truck, not operated as a |
426 | for-hire vehicle, which is engaged exclusively in transporting |
427 | raw, unprocessed, and nonmanufactured agricultural or |
428 | horticultural products within a 150-mile radius of its home |
429 | address, is eligible for a restricted license plate for a fee as |
430 | follows of: |
431 | a.1. If such vehicle's declared gross vehicle weight is |
432 | less than 44,000 pounds, $65 $87.75 flat, of which $22.75 shall |
433 | be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
434 | b.2. If such vehicle's declared gross vehicle weight is |
435 | 44,000 pounds or more and such vehicle only transports from the |
436 | point of production to the point of primary manufacture; to the |
437 | point of assembling the same; or to a shipping point of a rail, |
438 | water, or motor transportation company, $240 $324 flat, of which |
439 | $84 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
440 | 2. Such not-for-hire truck tractors and heavy trucks used |
441 | exclusively in transporting raw, unprocessed, and |
442 | nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural products may be |
443 | incidentally used to haul farm implements and fertilizers |
444 | delivered direct to the growers. The department may require any |
445 | documentation deemed necessary to determine eligibility prior to |
446 | issuance of this license plate. For the purpose of this |
447 | paragraph, "not-for-hire" means the owner of the motor vehicle |
448 | must also be the owner of the raw, unprocessed, and |
449 | nonmanufactured agricultural or horticultural product, or the |
450 | user of the farm implements and fertilizer being delivered. |
451 | (5) SEMITRAILERS, FEES ACCORDING TO GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT; |
452 | SCHOOL BUSES; SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES.-- |
453 | (a)1. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means |
454 | of a fifth-wheel arrangement: $10 $13.50 flat per registration |
455 | year or any part thereof, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into |
456 | the General Revenue Fund. |
457 | 2. A semitrailer drawn by a GVW truck tractor by means of |
458 | a fifth-wheel arrangement: $50 $68 flat per permanent |
459 | registration, of which $18 shall be deposited into the General |
460 | Revenue Fund. |
461 | (b) A motor vehicle equipped with machinery and designed |
462 | for the exclusive purpose of well drilling, excavation, |
463 | construction, spraying, or similar activity, and which is not |
464 | designed or used to transport loads other than the machinery |
465 | described above over public roads: $32.50 $44 flat, of which |
466 | $11.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
467 | (c) A school bus used exclusively to transport pupils to |
468 | and from school or school or church activities or functions |
469 | within their own county: $30 $41 flat, of which $11 shall be |
470 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
471 | (d) A wrecker, as defined in s. 320.01(40), which is used |
472 | to tow a vessel as defined in s. 327.02(39), a disabled, |
473 | abandoned, stolen-recovered, or impounded motor vehicle as |
474 | defined in s. 320.01(38), or a replacement motor vehicle as |
475 | defined in s. 320.01(39): $30 $41 flat, of which $11 shall be |
476 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
477 | (e) A wrecker that is used to tow any motor vehicle, |
478 | regardless of whether such motor vehicle is a disabled motor |
479 | vehicle, a replacement motor vehicle, a vessel, or any other |
480 | cargo, as follows: |
481 | 1. Gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, but less |
482 | than 15,000 pounds: $87 $118 flat, of which $31 shall be |
483 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
484 | 2. Gross vehicle weight of 15,000 pounds or more, but less |
485 | than 20,000 pounds: $131 $177 flat, of which $46 shall be |
486 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
487 | 3. Gross vehicle weight of 20,000 pounds or more, but less |
488 | than 26,000 pounds: $186 $251 flat, of which $65 shall be |
489 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
490 | 4. Gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more, but less |
491 | than 35,000 pounds: $240 $324 flat, of which $84 shall be |
492 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
493 | 5. Gross vehicle weight of 35,000 pounds or more, but less |
494 | than 44,000 pounds: $300 $405 flat, of which $105 shall be |
495 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
496 | 6. Gross vehicle weight of 44,000 pounds or more, but less |
497 | than 55,000 pounds: $572 $772 flat, of which $200 shall be |
498 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
499 | 7. Gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or more, but less |
500 | than 62,000 pounds: $678 $915 flat, of which $237 shall be |
501 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
502 | 8. Gross vehicle weight of 62,000 pounds or more, but less |
503 | than 72,000 pounds: $800 $1,080 flat, of which $280 shall be |
504 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
505 | 9. Gross vehicle weight of 72,000 pounds or more: $979 |
506 | $1,322 flat, of which $343 shall be deposited into the General |
507 | Revenue Fund. |
508 | (f) A hearse or ambulance: $30 $40.50 flat, of which |
509 | $10.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
510 | (6) MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.-- |
511 | (a) Under nine passengers: $12.50 $17 flat, of which $4.50 |
512 | shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1 $1.50 |
513 | per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General |
514 | Revenue Fund. |
515 | (b) Nine passengers and over: $12.50 $17 flat, of which |
516 | $4.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus |
517 | $1.50 $2 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the |
518 | General Revenue Fund. |
519 | (7) TRAILERS FOR PRIVATE USE.-- |
520 | (a) Any trailer weighing 500 pounds or less: $5 $6.75 flat |
521 | per year or any part thereof, of which $1.75 shall be deposited |
522 | into the General Revenue Fund. |
523 | (b) Net weight over 500 pounds: $2.50 $3.50 flat, of which |
524 | $1 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus 75 |
525 | cents $1 per cwt, of which 25 cents shall be deposited into the |
526 | General Revenue Fund. |
527 | (8) TRAILERS FOR HIRE.-- |
528 | (a) Net weight under 2,000 pounds: $2.50 $3.50 flat, of |
529 | which $1 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus |
530 | $1 $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the |
531 | General Revenue Fund. |
532 | (b) Net weight 2,000 pounds or more: $10 $13.50 flat, of |
533 | which $3.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund; |
534 | plus $1 $1.50 per cwt, of which 50 cents shall be deposited into |
535 | the General Revenue Fund. |
536 | (9) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE-TYPE UNITS.-- |
537 | (a) A travel trailer or fifth-wheel trailer, as defined by |
538 | s. 320.01(1)(b), that does not exceed 35 feet in length: $20 $27 |
539 | flat, of which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue |
540 | Fund. |
541 | (b) A camping trailer, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)2.: |
542 | $10 $13.50 flat, of which $3.50 shall be deposited into the |
543 | General Revenue Fund. |
544 | (c) A motor home, as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)4.: |
545 | 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $20 $27 flat, of |
546 | which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
547 | 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $35 $47.25 flat, of |
548 | which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
549 | (d) A truck camper as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)3.: |
550 | 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $20 $27 flat, of |
551 | which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
552 | 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $35 $47.25 flat, of |
553 | which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
554 | (e) A private motor coach as defined by s. 320.01(1)(b)5.: |
555 | 1. Net weight of less than 4,500 pounds: $20 $27 flat, of |
556 | which $7 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
557 | 2. Net weight of 4,500 pounds or more: $35 $47.25 flat, of |
558 | which $12.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
559 | (12) DEALER AND MANUFACTURER LICENSE PLATES.--A franchised |
560 | motor vehicle dealer, independent motor vehicle dealer, marine |
561 | boat trailer dealer, or mobile home dealer and manufacturer |
562 | license plate: $12.50 $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be |
563 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
564 | (13) EXEMPT OR OFFICIAL LICENSE PLATES.--Any exempt or |
565 | official license plate: $3 $4 flat, of which $1 shall be |
566 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
567 | (14) LOCALLY OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLES FOR HIRE.--A motor |
568 | vehicle for hire operated wholly within a city or within 25 |
569 | miles thereof: $12.50 $17 flat, of which $4.50 shall be |
570 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund; plus $1.50 $2 per cwt, |
571 | of which 50 cents shall be deposited into the General Revenue |
572 | Fund. |
573 | (15) TRANSPORTER.--Any transporter license plate issued to |
574 | a transporter pursuant to s. 320.133: $75 $101.25 flat, of which |
575 | $26.25 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
576 | Section 13. Subsection (2) of section 320.0801, Florida |
577 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
578 | 320.0801 Additional license tax on certain vehicles.-- |
579 | (2) In addition to the license taxes imposed by s. 320.08 |
580 | and by subsection (1), there is imposed an additional surcharge |
581 | of $5 $10 on each commercial motor vehicle having a gross |
582 | vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, which surcharge must be |
583 | paid to the department or its agent upon the registration or |
584 | renewal of registration of the commercial motor vehicle. |
585 | Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 320.20, 50 percent of the |
586 | revenues collected from the surcharge imposed in this subsection |
587 | shall be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund, and |
588 | 50 percent shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund. |
589 | Section 14. Section 320.0804, Florida Statutes, is amended |
590 | to read: |
591 | 320.0804 Surcharge on license tax; transportation trust |
592 | fund.--There is hereby levied and imposed on each license tax |
593 | imposed under s. 320.08, except those set forth in s. |
594 | 320.08(11), a surcharge in the amount of $2 $4, which shall be |
595 | collected in the same manner as the license tax and. Of this |
596 | amount, $2 shall be deposited into the State Transportation |
597 | Trust Fund, and $2 shall be deposited into the General Revenue |
598 | Fund. |
599 | Section 15. Section 320.08046, Florida Statutes, is |
600 | amended to read: |
601 | 320.08046 Surcharge on license tax.--There is levied on |
602 | each license tax imposed under s. 320.08, except those set forth |
603 | in s. 320.08(11), a surcharge in the amount of $1 $5.50, which |
604 | shall be collected in the same manner as the license tax. Of the |
605 | proceeds of each license tax surcharge, 58 percent $4.50 shall |
606 | be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and 42 percent $1 |
607 | shall be deposited into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund in |
608 | the Department of Juvenile Justice to fund the juvenile crime |
609 | prevention programs and the community juvenile justice |
610 | partnership grants program. |
611 | Section 16. Subsection (1) of section 320.08048, Florida |
612 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
613 | 320.08048 Sample license plates.-- |
614 | (1) The department is authorized, upon application and |
615 | payment of a $10 $28 fee per plate, to provide one or more |
616 | sample regular issuance license plates or specialty license |
617 | plates based upon availability. |
618 | Section 17. Subsection (2) of section 320.0805, Florida |
619 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
620 | 320.0805 Personalized prestige license plates.-- |
621 | (2) Each request for specific numbers or letters or |
622 | combinations thereof shall be submitted annually to the |
623 | department on an application form supplied by the department, |
624 | accompanied by the following tax and fees: |
625 | (a) The license tax required for the vehicle, as set forth |
626 | in s. 320.08. |
627 | (b) A prestige plate annual use fee of $10. |
628 | (c) A processing fee of $2 $5, to be deposited into the |
629 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
630 | Section 18. Subsection (3) of section 320.08056, Florida |
631 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
632 | 320.08056 Specialty license plates.-- |
633 | (3)(a) Each request must be made annually to the |
634 | department, accompanied by the following tax and fees: |
635 | 1.(a) The license tax required for the vehicle as set |
636 | forth in s. 320.08. |
637 | 2.(b) A processing fee of $2 $5, to be deposited into the |
638 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
639 | 3.(c) A license plate fee as required by s. 320.06(1)(b). |
640 | 4.(d) A license plate annual use fee as required in |
641 | subsection (4). |
642 | (b) A request may be made any time during a registration |
643 | period. If a request is made for a specialty license plate to |
644 | replace a current valid license plate, the specialty license |
645 | plate must be issued with appropriate decals attached at no tax |
646 | for the plate, but all fees and service charges must be paid. If |
647 | a request is made for a specialty license plate at the beginning |
648 | of the registration period, the tax, together with all |
649 | applicable fees and service charges, must be paid. |
650 | Section 19. Subsection (1) of section 320.642, Florida |
651 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
652 | 320.642 Dealer licenses in areas previously served; |
653 | procedure.-- |
654 | (1)(a) Any licensee who proposes to establish an |
655 | additional motor vehicle dealership or permit the relocation of |
656 | an existing dealer to a location within a community or territory |
657 | where the same line-make vehicle is presently represented by a |
658 | franchised motor vehicle dealer or dealers shall give written |
659 | notice of its intention to the department. The notice must |
660 | state: |
661 | 1.(a) The specific location at which the additional or |
662 | relocated motor vehicle dealership will be established. |
663 | 2.(b) The date on or after which the licensee intends to |
664 | be engaged in business with the additional or relocated motor |
665 | vehicle dealer at the proposed location. |
666 | 3.(c) The identity of all motor vehicle dealers who are |
667 | franchised to sell the same line-make vehicle with licensed |
668 | locations in the county and any contiguous county to the county |
669 | where the additional or relocated motor vehicle dealer is |
670 | proposed to be located. |
671 | 4.(d) The names and addresses of the dealer-operator and |
672 | principal investors in the proposed additional or relocated |
673 | motor vehicle dealership. |
674 | (b) Immediately upon receipt of the notice, the department |
675 | shall cause a notice to be published in the Florida |
676 | Administrative Weekly. The published notice must state that a |
677 | petition or complaint by any dealer with standing to protest |
678 | pursuant to subsection (3) must be filed within 30 days |
679 | following the date of publication of the notice in the Florida |
680 | Administrative Weekly. The published notice must describe and |
681 | identify the proposed dealership sought to be licensed, and the |
682 | department shall cause a copy of the notice to be mailed to |
683 | those dealers identified in the licensee's notice under |
684 | subparagraph (a)3. paragraph (c). The licensee shall pay a fee |
685 | of $75 and a service charge of $2.50 for each publication. |
686 | Proceeds from the fee and service charge shall be deposited into |
687 | the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
688 | Section 20. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section |
689 | 321.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
690 | 321.23 Public records; fees for copies; destruction of |
691 | obsolete records; photographing records; effect as evidence.-- |
692 | (2) Fees for copies of public records shall be charged and |
693 | collected as follows: |
694 | (a) For a crash report, a copy $2 $10 |
695 | Section 21. Subsection (1) of section 322.12, Florida |
696 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
697 | 322.12 Examination of applicants.-- |
698 | (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that every |
699 | applicant for an original driver's license in this state be |
700 | required to pass an examination pursuant to this section. |
701 | However, the department may waive the knowledge, endorsement, |
702 | and skills tests for an applicant who is otherwise qualified and |
703 | who surrenders a valid driver's license from another state or a |
704 | province of Canada, or a valid driver's license issued by the |
705 | United States Armed Forces, if the driver applies for a Florida |
706 | license of an equal or lesser classification. Any applicant who |
707 | fails to pass the initial knowledge test incurs a $5 $10 fee for |
708 | each subsequent test, to be deposited into the Highway Safety |
709 | Operating Trust Fund. Any applicant who fails to pass the |
710 | initial skills test incurs a $10 $20 fee for each subsequent |
711 | test, to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust |
712 | Fund. A person who seeks to retain a hazardous-materials |
713 | endorsement, pursuant to s. 322.57(1)(d), must pass the |
714 | hazardous-materials test, upon surrendering his or her |
715 | commercial driver's license, if the person has not taken and |
716 | passed the hazardous-materials test within 2 years before |
717 | applying for a commercial driver's license in this state. |
718 | Section 22. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section |
719 | 322.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
720 | 322.135 Driver's license agents.-- |
721 | (1) The department may, upon application, authorize any or |
722 | all of the tax collectors in the several counties of the state, |
723 | subject to the requirements of law, in accordance with rules of |
724 | the department, to serve as its agent for the provision of |
725 | specified driver's license services. |
726 | (c) A service fee of $5.25 $6.25 shall be charged, in |
727 | addition to the fees set forth in this chapter, for providing |
728 | all services pursuant to this chapter. The service fee may not |
729 | be charged: |
730 | 1. More than once per customer during a single visit to a |
731 | tax collector's office. |
732 | 2. For a reexamination requested by the Medical Advisory |
733 | Board or required pursuant to s. 322.221. |
734 | 3. For a voter registration transaction. |
735 | 4. For changes in an organ donation registration. |
736 | 5. In violation of any federal or state law. |
737 | Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (11) of section |
738 | 322.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
739 | 322.20 Records of the department; fees; destruction of |
740 | records.-- |
741 | (11)(a) The department may charge the following fees for |
742 | the following services and documents: |
743 | 1. For providing a transcript of any one individual's |
744 | driver history record or any portion thereof for the past 3 |
745 | years or for searching for such record when no record is found |
746 | on file $2.10. $8 |
747 | 2. For providing a transcript of any one individual's |
748 | driver history record or any portion thereof for the past 7 |
749 | years or for searching for such record when no record is found |
750 | on file $3.10. $10 |
751 | 3. For providing a certified copy of a transcript of the |
752 | driver history record or any portion thereof for any one |
753 | individual $3.10. $10 |
754 | 4. For providing a certified photographic copy of a |
755 | document, per page $1. |
756 | 5. For providing an exemplified record $15. |
757 | 6. For providing photocopies of documents, papers, |
758 | letters, clearances, or license or insurance status reports, per |
759 | page $0.50. |
760 | 7. For assisting persons in searching any one individual's |
761 | driver record at a terminal located at the department's general |
762 | headquarters in Tallahassee $2. |
763 | Section 24. Subsections (1), (8), and (9) of section |
764 | 322.21, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
765 | 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting |
766 | fees.-- |
767 | (1) Except as otherwise provided herein, the fee for: |
768 | (a) An original or renewal commercial driver's license is |
769 | $67 $75, which shall include the fee for driver education |
770 | provided by s. 1003.48. However, if an applicant has completed |
771 | training and is applying for employment or is currently employed |
772 | in a public or nonpublic school system that requires the |
773 | commercial license, the fee is the same as for a Class E |
774 | driver's license. A delinquent fee of $1 $15 shall be added for |
775 | a renewal within 12 months after the license expiration date. |
776 | (b) An original Class E driver's license is $27 $48, which |
777 | includes the fee for driver's education provided by s. 1003.48. |
778 | However, if an applicant has completed training and is applying |
779 | for employment or is currently employed in a public or nonpublic |
780 | school system that requires a commercial driver license, the fee |
781 | is the same as for a Class E license. |
782 | (c) The renewal or extension of a Class E driver's license |
783 | or of a license restricted to motorcycle use only is $20 $48, |
784 | except that a delinquent fee of $1 $15 shall be added for a |
785 | renewal or extension made within 12 months after the license |
786 | expiration date. The fee provided in this paragraph includes the |
787 | fee for driver's education provided by s. 1003.48. |
788 | (d) An original driver's license restricted to motorcycle |
789 | use only is $27 $48, which includes the fee for driver's |
790 | education provided by s. 1003.48. |
791 | (e) A replacement driver's license issued pursuant to s. |
792 | 322.17 is $10 $25. Of this amount $7 shall be deposited into the |
793 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $3 $18 shall be |
794 | deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
795 | (f) An original, renewal, or replacement identification |
796 | card issued pursuant to s. 322.051 is $10 $25. Funds collected |
797 | from these fees shall be distributed as follows: |
798 | 1. For an original identification card issued pursuant to |
799 | s. 322.051, the fee is $10 $25. This amount shall be deposited |
800 | into the General Revenue Fund. |
801 | 2. For a renewal identification card issued pursuant to s. |
802 | 322.051, the fee is $10 $25. Of this amount, $6 shall be |
803 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $4 |
804 | $19 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
805 | 3. For a replacement identification card issued pursuant |
806 | to s. 322.051, the fee is $10 $25. Of this amount, $9 shall be |
807 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund and $1 |
808 | $16 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. |
809 | (g) Each endorsement required by s. 322.57 is $7. |
810 | (h) A hazardous-materials endorsement, as required by s. |
811 | 322.57(1)(d), shall be set by the department by rule and must |
812 | reflect the cost of the required criminal history check, |
813 | including the cost of the state and federal fingerprint check, |
814 | and the cost to the department of providing and issuing the |
815 | license. The fee shall not exceed $100. This fee shall be |
816 | deposited in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. The |
817 | department may adopt rules to administer this section. |
818 | (8)(a) Any person who applies for reinstatement following |
819 | the suspension or revocation of the person's driver's license |
820 | must pay a service fee of $35 $45 following a suspension, and |
821 | $60 $75 following a revocation, which is in addition to the fee |
822 | for a license. Any person who applies for reinstatement of a |
823 | commercial driver's license following the disqualification of |
824 | the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle |
825 | shall pay a service fee of $60 $75, which is in addition to the |
826 | fee for a license. The department shall collect all of these |
827 | fees at the time of reinstatement. The department shall issue |
828 | proper receipts for such fees and shall promptly transmit all |
829 | funds received by it as follows: |
830 | 1.(a) Of the $35 $45 fee received from a licensee for |
831 | reinstatement following a suspension, the department shall |
832 | deposit $15 in the General Revenue Fund and $20 $30 in the |
833 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
834 | 2.(b) Of the $60 $75 fee received from a licensee for |
835 | reinstatement following a revocation or disqualification, the |
836 | department shall deposit $35 in the General Revenue Fund and $25 |
837 | $40 in the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
838 | (9) An applicant: |
839 | (a) Requesting a review authorized in s. 322.222, s. |
840 | 322.2615, s. 322.2616, s. 322.27, or s. 322.64 must pay a filing |
841 | fee of $25 to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating |
842 | Trust Fund. |
843 | (b) Petitioning the department for a hearing authorized in |
844 | s. 322.271 must pay a filing fee of $12 to be deposited into the |
845 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. |
846 | (b) If the revocation or suspension of the driver's |
847 | license was for a violation of s. 316.193, or for refusal to |
848 | submit to a lawful breath, blood, or urine test, an additional |
849 | fee of $115 $130 must be charged. However, only one $115 $130 |
850 | fee may be collected from one person convicted of violations |
851 | arising out of the same incident. The department shall collect |
852 | the $115 $130 fee and deposit the fee into the Highway Safety |
853 | Operating Trust Fund at the time of reinstatement of the |
854 | person's driver's license, but the fee may not be collected if |
855 | the suspension or revocation is overturned. If the revocation or |
856 | suspension of the driver's license was for a conviction for a |
857 | violation of s. 817.234(8) or (9) or s. 817.505, an additional |
858 | fee of $180 is imposed for each offense. The department shall |
859 | collect and deposit the additional fee into the Highway Safety |
860 | Operating Trust Fund at the time of reinstatement of the |
861 | person's driver's license. |
862 | Section 25. Subsection (5) of section 322.2715, Florida |
863 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
864 | 322.2715 Ignition interlock device.-- |
865 | (5) In addition to any fees authorized by rule for the |
866 | installation and maintenance of the ignition interlock device, |
867 | the authorized installer of the device shall collect and remit |
868 | $12 for each installation to the department, which shall be |
869 | deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to be |
870 | used for the operation of the Ignition Interlock Device Program. |
871 | Section 26. Subsection (2) of section 322.29, Florida |
872 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
873 | 322.29 Surrender and return of license.-- |
874 | (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), an examination is not |
875 | required for the return of a license suspended under s. 318.15 |
876 | or s. 322.245 unless an examination is otherwise required by |
877 | this chapter. A person applying for the return of a license |
878 | suspended under s. 318.15 or s. 322.245 must present to the |
879 | department certification from the court that he or she has |
880 | complied with all obligations and penalties imposed pursuant to |
881 | s. 318.15 or, in the case of a suspension pursuant to s. |
882 | 322.245, that he or she has complied with all directives of the |
883 | court and the requirements of s. 322.245 and shall pay to the |
884 | department a nonrefundable service fee of $47.50 $60, of which |
885 | $37.50 shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund and $10 |
886 | $22.50 shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating |
887 | Trust Fund. If reinstated by the clerk of the court or tax |
888 | collector, $37.50 shall be retained and $10 $22.50 shall be |
889 | remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the |
890 | Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund. However, the service fee is |
891 | not required if the person is required to pay a $35 $45 fee or |
892 | $60 $75 fee under s. 322.21(8)(a). |
893 | Section 27. Subsection (2) of section 322.293, Florida |
894 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
895 | 322.293 DUI programs; assessment; disposition.-- |
896 | (2) Each DUI program shall assess $12 $15 against each |
897 | person enrolling in a DUI program at the time of enrollment, |
898 | including persons who transfer to or from a program in another |
899 | state. In addition, second and third offenders and those |
900 | offenders under permanent driver's-license revocation who are |
901 | evaluated for license restrictions shall be assessed $12 $15 |
902 | upon enrollment in the program and upon each subsequent |
903 | anniversary date while they are in the program, for the duration |
904 | of the license period. |
905 | Section 28. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |